Your role, your entry point at AFRY
As a member of the team Mining infrastructure at AFRY, you will have the opportunity to work on diverse and challenging projects in that will make a real impact. Through the Design Center you will collaborate with a team of highly skilled professionals in Finland, use cutting-edge technology, and play a pivotal role in delivering innovative solutions for our clients. It is important that you are a team player that like to work in teams with different competences and cultures/nationalities and that you are curious and eager to learn new things.
About the team in Finland
In Finland we currently have 65 Geotechnical engineers working within mining infrastructure and geotechnical engineering, such as dam and tailings structures. We work with a wide scope of assignments ranging from feasibility studies to detailed design. In general we work in 2-5 person teams assigned to different projects, our engineers have a typical workload of 2-4 ongoing projects.
Your key responsibilities
- Mining infrastructure design
- Tailings storage facilities, dams and water management structures
- Waste rock and stockpile area design
- Earthworks, foundations and site infrastructure
- Design documentation, drawings and technical reporting
- Geotechnical calculations
- Layout and 3D model production
- Collaboration with multidisciplinary project teams
We expect that you have
- A Qualified Degree in either Geotechnical Engineering or Civil Engineering from a reputed College/University
- 5 to 10 years of relevant experience in infrastructural design with a focus on civil structures or mining infrastructure.
- Experience in designing dams, tailings storage facilities, water management structures, waterways, waste storage facilities, stability and settlement calculations, dam inspections and monitoring, closure design, and geotextiles. Both in the pre-design and construction design phases (feasibility study -> detailed engineering)
- Good written and verbal English language (CEFR minimum level B1)
- Good skills in Autocad Civil 3D, Geocalc / Plaxis / RocScience / Geostudio
- A good knowledge of working in all applications of MS Office
We appreciate if you have
- Experience of working abroad, especially projects in the Nordics
- Ability to work collaboratively
To individuals who join our team, we offer:
- Employment based on an employment contract.
- Private medical insurance, life assurance, sport card (Multisport) and a social fund.
- 50% tax-deductible costs for income from creative activities managed by the employer
- Exciting and challenging projects.
- Personal development opportunities.
- Friendly working atmosphere in a multidisciplinary and international team.
- Helping to shape a sustainable future.
Available office locations for this position are either in Poznań, Kraków or Łódź. We are flexible on the office location for this position, please indicate your preference in your covering letter. We value a healthy work life balance and are committed to your wellbeing. We will operate a hybrid working environment.
We are excited to receive your application, please ensure your CV is in English.
Should you be successful you will be invited for a telephone interview followed by a 2 steps virtual or live face to face interview.
At AFRY, we engineer change in everything we do. Change happens when brave ideas come together. When we collaborate, innovate technology, and embrace challenging points of view. That’s how we're making future. We are actively looking for qualified candidates to join our inclusive and diverse teams across the globe. Join us in accelerating the transition towards a sustainable future.